The Worst Film Ever

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

Excellent but underrated film

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

I didn't see this in 2000 when it came out due to bad reviews. I decided to watch it 16 years later. I watched Rocky and Bulwinkle as a child. It was a show about cold war humor and bad puns. The movie uses these characters true to form. The humor is the same humor from the cartoon, the cold war and bad puns. I think with 16 years of time passage, I had no expectations of astounding special effects. I was hopeful that it would be reminiscent of the cartoon, which it was. If you expect your mind to be blown it won't. If you want to see one last adventure with Moose and Squirrel, here it is. The live actors performing Fearless Leader, Boris and Natasha, capture the essence of the characters and seem to to love what they are trying to do.

I was completely entranced by the anticipation of a revival of a childhood classic that appealed to adults and children alike. Here was a remake that had obviously spared no expense in assembling an incredible cast of characters known for their skill in both drama and comedy. Who would have thought that those responsible would have created a vehicle so completely alien to their talents. While I wanted to turn off the movie, it was like watching a horrible accident that one could not tear one's eyes away from. A lasting testimony that simply hiring an all-star cast cannot make up for a non- existent screenplay. It is painful to watch as these talented actors struggle to bring life to this dead script only to prove that it is far easier to kill one's career than a cartoon.

Just hearing De Nero reprise one of his most famous lines is worth the viewing - great cast, same bad puns, outrageous story lines, the stern voiced narrator, mix of wit, low humor, physical humor, and satire that made the TV show a classic. I think Jay Ward would approve... The only things missing are the Fractured Fairy Tales, Aesop, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, and of course Dudley Dooright (who got his own movie). Those who panned this movie should be banished to Pottsylvania and forced to watch the Smurf Movie for 93 hours straight. Finally see how Piper Perabo cut her teeth with the FBI before jumping to the CIA on the USA Network

One of the gags in this film involves a Hollywood script screener rejecting movie scripts because they are "too intelligent" :-) Well, apparently this movie is too intelligent for most voters are IMDb, as they have (incorrectly) given this movie a 4.1 rating out of ten! Obviously, they are not "getting" the Hollywood "inside jokes' and humour, (Zoom! Right over their heads!) and I suspect that this is also is a generation thing; most of you didn't grow-up with Rocky and Bullwinkle. The cartoon, like many from that era, took swipes at Government, Politics, Hollywood, etc. They were made for adults too, not just kids. I suggest you read Roger Ebert's review of this movie and gain a basic understanding and an education from someone who has been the best movie critic for a long time. There is a reason why so many recognized and talented actors signed-on for this movie. It was smart and funny at the same time, and these experienced actors recognized that. You should educate yourself and you will "get it" too!